MTSU student killed in dump truck wreck

10:45 AM,
Jan. 27, 2014

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Written by

Christopher Merchant
The Daily News Journal

An MTSU student was killed while crossing the street in his wheelchair, struck by a dump truck Friday morning near Middle Tennessee State University, according to authorities.

David R. "Ritt" Chitwood, 28, was seriously injured when a dump truck that was turning right from Greenland Drive onto Middle Tennessee Boulevard and hit Chitwood, according to a media release from the Murfreesboro Police Department.

Chitwood appeared to be crossing Greenland when he was struck, the release stated. ...